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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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